Putin's IBS<p>Protests in <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Georgia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Georgia</span></a> against the reversal of the country’s pro-<a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/European" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>European</span></a> course continue for over 3 weeks now.</p><p>After a brief pause, the protesters took to the streets en masse again on Dec 21. One of the main demands is the recall of the Parliamentary elections that the pro-<a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Russian" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Russian</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Georgian_Dream" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Georgian_Dream</span></a> party won. The <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/ODIHR" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ODIHR</span></a>/#OSCE monitoring mission noted a combination of voter intimidation, media bias, unequal conditions, and violations of ballot secrecy during the elections,</p>